Ten Die in Two Explosions at Brillion and Whipple
Reported blasts kill ten at Brillion Wisconsin and Whipple Ohio with four fatally injured and several crippled. Victims include oil operator E M Watson and farmers Frank Speers Thomas Daniels with leading citizens Charles Elston and John Loffland among the dead. Details remain scarce as the accidents unfold.
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Marietta
Whipple
Kelly
William Watson
Jim Speers
Tom Daniels
Charles Elston
John Loffland
E. M. Watson
H. E. Zelton
Frank Speers
Thomas Daniels
James P. Speers
Heman Speers
Dawson Staller
William U Carpenter
John Staller
Walter Daniels
Walter Staller
Akm
Sympathy for Boers at Boston reception honors Boer envoys
At Faneuil Hall a large crowd applauded and passed unanimous resolutions urging U S government to oppose Britain in the South African War. Boers representatives Fischer Wolmarans and Wessels urged a fair hearing, denied slavery charges, and argued for Boer rights amid British force.
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Boston
United States
Great Britain
England
South Africa
Messrs. Fischer
Wolmmarans
Wessels
Faneuil Hall
Col
T. W. Higginson
Fischer
America
Chamberlain
Wolmarans
War era loyalists and devoted women cited in South Africa report
The tattletale Ca offered a graphic picture of South Africa during the war praising loyal men and devoted women. Resolutions were adopted unanimously by a rising vote.
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Tatenka Ca
South Africa
Arbitration Talk Over Transit Strike Settlement
Statements from transit leaders and the Amalgamated association outline demands for union recognition reinstatement of all former employees and subordination for new hires. The union plans to present its conditions to Mr. Whitaker for potential resumption of work as police prepare to expand deputy forces in St. Louis.
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W.D. Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street Car Employes
T. B. Edwards
Whitaker
Whitaker Tmorrow
Sheriff summons thousand-strong posse in St Louis strike
Sheriff Pohlmann ordered by the police board to raise a posse comitatus of one thousand men to aid city police during a street railway strike. Deputies serve summonses, captains appoint squads across a dozen locations, and residents are urged to avoid street gatherings. Officials expect trouble from outsiders, not strikers, and guns are unlikely to be issued.
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St. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
Pohlmann
Captain McGowan Found Guilty in Navy Court Martial
The naval court martial found Captain John McGowan guilty of scandalous conduct and neglect of duty for the killing of a Filipino while commanding the Monadnock in the Philippines. He was sentenced to two years suspension from duty with half pay and a reprimand, with a unanimous request for clemency.
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Washington
Naval
John McGowan
Momadnock
Philippines
Secretary of the Navy
Pretoria Surrender Celebrated in St Johns Newfoundland
The report of Pretoria’s surrender to the British sparked wild celebrations in St John’s Newfoundland. Buildings were decorated, business paused, and a torch light procession by police firemen and other societies marched through the city with plans for a general holiday tomorrow.
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St. Johns N. F
Pretoria
Haussas Reported Killed After Coast Castle Incident
On May 31 at Coast Castle reports say hundreds of Haussas attacked vomassie positions. Casualties are feared as surviving Haussas struggle in the aftermath with authorities investigating the clash.
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Coast Castle
Vomassie
Proof of Her Devotion in A Tense Dialogue
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt presents a tense exchange about consent and family past, quoting a character's ecstatic whisper on a book title and a question about who revealed details to George. The passage hints at hidden knowledge and parental approval impacting relationships.
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Harry
Tribune
George
Papa
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lovelight Changes in the Parlor Town Tale
Ned notes Belle is less seen as Nell overhears the chatter about an engagement. The parlor mood shifts to darkness when Ned calls, reflecting relationship strain. The Catholic Standard and Times framing hints at social expectations in town.
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Ned
Belle
Nell
Catholic Standard and Times
Senate Passes Civil Bill with Louisiana Exposition Addendum
The Senate completed the sundry civil appropriation bill discussion with a $5,000,000 provision for the Louisiana purchase Exposition in St Louis 1908. Amendments included a trade commission for China and Japan and a five member commission, with debate over expositions and cost controls. Provisions for naval and army spending were reviewed, with cautions on detailed statements of expenditures and the need for accountability.
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Washington
St Louis
Senate
Clay
Committee On Commerce
Calais
Maine
Gallinger
Orient
Beveridge
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lafayette
Paris
Daniela
Allison
Morgan
Committee of the Whole
China
Japan
Platt
Connecticut
The
United States
Pettigrew
Jones
Arkansas
Peck
Commission
Congress
Hale
Committee On Appropriations
Stewart
Commissions
Anks
Mr. Chandler
Navy Department
Burrows
Michigan
War Department
Lodge
Massachusetts
Penrose
Philadelphia
Allen
Nebraska
Hay
Sid
Victoria
Kruger
St. Louis
J. Daniel
Virginia
Nyton
Coban postal frauds reveal influence over inspectors
Havana May 1 Acting Director Bristow says inspectors Seibold and Neal reported Neely's accounts were correct only because they trusted Reeves. Bristow fears grave irregularities but says inspectors were under Neely's influence and may aid further inquiries. Rich and Reeves allege a third party profited at least 15 000.
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Havana
Posta Bristow
Seibod and Neal
Neely
Reeves
Bristow
Seibold
Nealy
Department of Posts
Rich
Bhat
la Discusion
Rathbone
Neely Printing plant resumes work after court order
The Neely 5 Printing plant in Muncie Indiana, seized by a U S marshal under an attachment, was cleared to resume business by the U S court. The judge ordered appraisers sworn in and presses kept running to finish the appraisal while workers remain employed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Neely 5 Printing Company
Muncie
United States Marshal
Charles F. W. Neely
United States Court
Baker
Missing Portland man Harvey D Hall Located in New York
Officer Skillings and Otto Mariner recovered Harvey D Hall who had fled after bail was set for a nuisance charge in Portland. Hall, former Middle Street rum shop keeper, was arrested last summer and bound over to the September term. A $50 reward had been offered. Hall was identified in New York and sent back to Portland with bondsman Mr. Mariner.
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Otto Mariner
New York City
Harvey D. Hall
Portland
Hall
Middle Street
Franklin
Samuel Davis
Mr. Mariner
Sylvester
New York
Officer Skillings
Alderman Moore
Nature's Aid Sought Promptly for Quick Remedy
A garbled notice suggests prompt aid in a medical context, recommending the simplest remedy. It mentions Syrup of Viga and California Pig Syrup as featured products, implying a health treatment claim. The text reads as a broken OCR fragment with unclear origins and ownership.
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California
Weed Killers Tested by Professor Jones in Vermont Study
Prof. L. R. Jones of the Vermont experiment station reports on several weed killers including dry salt, sulphate of copper solutions, kerosene mixtures, carbolic acid, white arsenic, and an arsenic-based home mix. Arsenic solutions proved most effective though with safety and soil concerns. salt offered slower action.
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New Yorker
L. R. Jones
Vermont Experiment Station
Sienas
Jones
Interviewing Tom Reed in a Maine Journal note
A reporter recalls meeting Thomas B. Reed in Portland. Reed’s genial welcome foils expectations of gruffness and yields a revealing moment about press access and his caution about sharing opinions with the Lewiston Journal.
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Tom Reed
The
Journal
Portland
Thomas B. Reed
Reed
Jack
Mr. Reed
Sir
Lewiston Journal
Spanish Proverb and Tugela River Note
Spanish Proverb advises asking friends for help women for pity strangers for charity and relatives for nothing. The article notes the Tugela river can rise forty feet in a single night due to thunderstorms.
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Tugela
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Haussas
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